Finnish knife

In the center of the Finnish city of Turku, a man hit several passers -by with a knife, as a result of at least two people died, eight more were injured, reports Reuters.

According to the Yle television company, one or two people were injured in Poutorie Square, one of the murders occurred there, several more passers -by were injured in Cauppatori Square. Shots were heard in the area.

A video of an attack made by one of the eyewitnesses appeared in social networks. The screams of Allah Akbar are heard on it.

The police used firearms against the criminal, he was injured in the leg. Then the attacker was detained. According to the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the country, Risikko Paula, the detainee is a foreigner, the official did not specify his name.

As reported in the Twitter of the Finland police, law enforcement officers are looking for accomplices of the attacker. A special operation is carried out in the area of ​​Poutori and Cauppatori Square. The police check the train and buses departing from the city, writes The Turun Sanomat.

Currently, the police cannot confirm that we are talking about a terrorist attack.

Law enforcement officers called on the inhabitants of Turk to leave the city center.